Pindrop

Phone fraud, identity theft, and social engineering measures more than $20 billion in losses annually in the US. Additionally, voice has become the de facto interface for the Internet of Things and intelligent assistants. Pindrop is building the definitive platform that enables security, trust and identity in the voice world.
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Working with CapitalG

“Working closely with CapitalG gives us amazing access to their expertise in phone and voice-related technologies.”

Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO and cofounder

About Pindrop

“Voice is the future, and CapitalG’s investment will help accelerate our global expansion and allow us to invest more dollars into research and development as we continue building the definitive platform that enables security, trust, and identity in the voice world.”

Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO and cofounder

Pindrop's Growth Story

Vijay Balasubramaniyan was on vacation in India when he bought a new suit. At 3 a.m., his phone rang. It was the bank, or so the person on the other end of the line told him. They wanted to confirm that he made the transaction but first, he had to give them his account and social security number. He was not going to share that sensitive information because he had no way to verify the bank’s identity.

Vijay spent the next six years working on his Ph.D. at Georgia Institute of Technology studying the traits of wanted versus unwanted phone calls. In 2011, he launched Pindrop, pioneering voice fraud prevention and authentication. Phone fraud, identity theft, and social engineering epidemic measures over $20 billion in losses annually in the US alone. Pindrop ended 2015 with 155 employees. The company’s customers include three of the top four banks in the US, as well as the US government, and top insurance and retail companies. To start 2016, Pindrop announced a $75 million Series C round lead by CapitalG. In total, Pindrop has now received more than $122 million in funding.